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July 29, 1926 –  February 8, 2016  Gainesville resident Bobby Gene Kilcrease, passed away Monday, February 8, 2016 at UT Southwestern Medical Center at the age of eighty-nine. He was born in Nocona, Texas July 29, 1926 to James Oliver and Hazel (Evans) Kilcrease. Bobby married Eva Jane Holland December 22, 1946 in Era, Texas. He was a veteran of the US Army and a 1949 graduate of Texas A&M. Bob was employed as a Civil Engineer in soil conservation until retiring. He was a charter member, deacon and trustee of Temple Baptist Church.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 11th at Temple Baptist Church with Dr. Eddie Chennault officiating. Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery. Bob Adsit, Ken Blakey, Brad Holland, Scott Holland, Billy Hudspeth and Keith Barthold will be serving as pallbearers. Don Woodruff and deacons of Temple Baptist Church will be honorary bearers. Visitation will be Wednesday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Meador Funeral Home in Gainesville.

Survivors include his wife of sixty-nine years, Jane Kilcrease of Gainesville; son and daughter-in-law, James and Janet Kilcrease of Austin; son, Robin Kilcrease of Era and grandchildren, Kendall Simpson of Era and Chad Kilcrease of Era. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Gypsy Lou Bradshaw Johnson and daughter-in-law, Rosa Kilcrease.

Memorials may be made to Home Hospice of Cooke County P.O. Box 936 Gainesville, Texas 76241.